SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Operating room design
gets special attention
The operating room, a major
and specialized area of health
care, will be the topic of de-
tailed discussion Monday morn-
ing, starting at 10:15 in Larkin
Hall, Civic Auditorium.
The Operating Room Suite:
Its Planning, Design, Use, and
Evaluation is the topic of the
operating room environment
panel discussion, which will be
moderated by Paul F. Nora,
MD, FACS, chairman of the
ACS Committee on Operating
Room Environment.
The architectural approach to
the planning of the operating
room suite will be presented by
architect Paul Pierson of Chi-
cago. The importance of func-
tional programming in helping
accomplish defined objectives
will be shown, and the needs of
predetermining goals and objec-
tives will be emphasized.
Harold Laufman, MD, FACS,
will describe the design of the
surgical suite as the method of
satisfying the needs found in
the planning phase. Important
items such as area requirement,
logistics, and traffic control will
be stressed, as will a description
of common pitfalls.
The viewpoint of the operat-
ing room supervisor concerning
factors and variables that are
necessary to ensure maximum
utilization will be explained by
an RN, Shirley Ruof, of Santa
Monica, Calif.
Bruce Paton, MB, FRCS
(Edin), will present a surgeon’s
view of the evaluation of the op-
erating room in terms of infec-
tion control, usage, efficiency,
methods of scheduling, and
other areas.
Following the presentation,
the panelists will answer ques-
tions addressed by the audience.
If you haven't registered yet ...
Persons who registered in ad-
vance should present their regis-
tration card, to have attendance
recorded and to receive a badge
holder and official program, at
one of the advance registration
desks in Brooks Hall Sunday
through Friday, or at either the
San Francisco Hilton, The Fair-
mont or the St. Francis hotels
Sunday only.
Fellows and others who did
not register in advance must reg-
ister by presenting proper cre-
dentials at the appropriate non-
advance registration desks in
Brooks Hall. Acceptable creden-
tials are: Fellow of the College:
Fellowship card; Member of the
ACS Candidate group: blue
identification card (note: appli-
cants for Fellowship who are not
members of the Candidate
Buses will serve
airport hotels
A special shuttle bus service be-
tween the airport hotels and the
Civic Auditorium has been set
up and will run Monday through
Thursday.
In the morning, buses will
leave the Hilton Inn at 7:30;
the Airport Marina, Ramada,
and Sheraton at approximately
7:35; and the Holiday, Royal,
and International Inns at ap-
proximately 7:45,
In the evening, buses will
leave the Civic Auditorium at
5:15, making the three stops de-
scribed above.
The bus service will be free to
all Congress registrants, although
the official badge will be re-
quired for boarding . starting
Monday afternoon. (See page 4
for bus service to downtown ho-
tels.)
Group should register as guest
physicians, see below).
Surgical resident or surgical
intern; letter certifying residency
or internship signed by chief of
surgery (preferred) or by hospi-
tal administrator; Guest physi-
cians, including physicians from
countries other than the US
and Canada, applicants for Fel-
lowship who are not members of
ACS Candidate Group, and non-
surgical interns: medical identi-
fication; and medical students,
nurses, and allied health person-
nel (see page 3): proper identi-
fication.
The special advance registra-
tion form mailed to each 1975
Initiate should be presented at
the special Initiate’s Counter at
the non-advance registration
desks in Brooks Hall.
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THE WOMEN’ S PROGRAM COMMITTEE met Thursday for the last time before the Congress
starts and the results of their months of planning begin to emerge. Pictured above are
(seated, left to right) Mrs. Mervyn F. Burke, Jr.;
Mrs. Edwin Jack Wylie (chairman); Mrs. Edwin G. Bovill, Jr.;
Mrs. Chester B. Noyes. Standing, left to right, are: Mrs. George J. Laird; Mrs. Bradford W.
Young; Mrs. Thomas G. Parker; Mrs. Robert J. Albo; Mrs. Ronald J. Stoney; Mrs. Arthur N.
Thomas; Mrs. Charles C. Jenkins; Mrs. Cornelius Olcott; and Mrs. F. William Heer. Not pic-
tured: Mrs. F. William Blaisdell; Mrs. Arnon A. Fortgang; Mrs. Allen H. Johnson; Mrs. John
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61ST ANNUAL CLINICAL CONGRESS OF
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
Pulmonary problems
will be subject of
Bish Gibbon lecture
The John H. Gibbon, Jr., Lec-
ture will be delivered Monday
afternoon at 1:30 pm in Larkin
Hall of the Civic Auditorium by
James V. Maloney, Jr., MD,
FACS, professor of surgery,
University of California Med-
ical Center, Los Angeles, Cal-
ifornia.
“Pulmonary Problems in the
Surgical Patient” is the topic of
Dr. Maloney’s address.
Dr. Maloney, a native of
Rochester, New York, com-
pleted his undergraduate studies
at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, and earned an MD from
the University of Rochester
School of Medicine. He trained
as a resident in surgery at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, and was a re-
search fellow in physiology at
the Harvard School of Public
Health.
A former member of the Col-
lege’s Board of Governors, Dr.
Maloney is chairman of the ACS
Committee on Continuing Ed-
ucation, and has taken an active
part on many other committees,
including those on Pre- and
Post-operative Care, Operating
Room Environment, and Car-
diovascular Surgery.
Dr. Maloney has served as
secretary of the American Sur-
gical Association, and as secre-
tary and president of the Society
of University Surgeons.
The John H. Gibbon, Jr.,
Lecture was initiated by the Col-
lege in 1971 to honor the famed
heart surgeon who was the pi-
oneer of modern open heart sur-
gery.
It is requested that smoking be
limited to hallways and areas
adjacent to scientific meeting
rooms (where not prohibited
by fire department
regula-
tions) and that no smoking
occur in the meeting rooms
before or during a presenta-
McGee; and Mrs. Norman E. Shumway.
SUNDAY/MONDAY, OCTOBER 12-13, 1975
San Francisco
welcomes ACS
Registration at the 61st annual Clinical Congress of the Ameri-
can College of Surgeons, October 13 to 17, is expected to ap-
proach 25,000, making this the world’s largest gathering of
surgeons and other medical doctors and health personnel.
What’s the attraction? Nearly 80 hours of instruction per day
in general surgery and the surgical specialties through the media
of lectures,
panels, symposia, postgraduate courses,
motion
pictures, television, research reports, and scientific and indus-
trial exhibits.
Manpower goals in American
surgery, problems of foreign
medical graduates, human ex-
perimentation, and the latest ad-
vances in the surgical treatment
of disease and pre- and post-
operative care of the surgical
patient will be among the topics
discussed throughout the week.
Charles W. McLaughlin, Jr.,
MD, FACS, of Omaha, will pre-
side during the Opening Cere-
mony at 9:30 am Monday in
the Main Arena of the Civic
Auditorium. He will introduce
C. Frederick Kittle, MD, FACS,
of Chicago, who will present the
opening lecture titled, “John
Hunter: The Architect of Mod-
ern Surgery”. Other lectures
throughout the week will be pre-
sented by Francis D. Moore,
MD, FACS, Boston; James V.
eee MD, FACS, Los An-
geles; Sawnie R. Gaston, MD,
FACS, New York; Arthur C.
Guyton, MD, Jackson, Missis-
sippi; and J. Englebert Dunphy,
MD, FACS, San Francisco.
The Presidential Address, to
be given Thursday evening dur-
ing the Convocation by incom-
ing President H. William Scott,
Jr., of Nashville, is titled, “Pro-
fessional Liability — the Crisis
and Approaches to the Solu-
tion”.
Also during the Convocation,
1,802 surgeons will be initiated
as Fellows of the College, and
Honorary Fellowship will be
granted to five distinguished in-
Mrs. Austin W. Lea; Mrs. Robert R. Celli;
Mrs. Douglas K. Duncan; and
DR. McLAUGHLIN
ternational scholars. They are:
Prof. Martin Allgéwer, Basel,
Switzerland; Prof. Guan Bee
Ong, Hong Kong; Sir Rodney
Smith, London; Paul L. Tessier,
Paris; and Sir Michael Wood-
ruff, Edinburgh.
The Congress program in-
cludes 269 reports of the most
up-to-date information on scien-
tific and surgical research from
laboratories across the country
during the 25 sessions of the
Forum on Fundamental Surgi-
cal Problems. The reports have
been printed in the Surgical
Forum Volume, which is on
sale in the registration area of
Brooks Hall for $8.00 per copy.
There will also be two “Papers”
sessions, one on Tuesday and
the other on Thursday, during
which researchers will present
reports of their work.
The annual Meeting of Fel-
lows will be held Thursday af-
ternoon. The 1975 Distinguished
Service Award will be presented
and the International Guest
Scholar will be recognized.
Operations will be telecast live
from the Fort Miley Veterans
Administration Hospital. Motion
pictures and Ciné Clinics will be
shown each day, and_ special
film programs will be held Mon-
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday
evenings.
All scientific and industrial
exhibits are in Brooks Hall of
the Civic Auditorium; admis-
sion is by badge only.
Registration opens Sunday at
noon in Brooks Hall. Hours are
noon to 6:00 pm. As a conve-
nience to advance registrants,
there are special desks in the
Hilton, the Fairmont, and the
St. Francis set up on Sunday
ONLY from noon until 6:00
pm, where those who registered
in advance may pick up a badge
holder and the official program,
and have their attendance re-
corded.
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ASC CLINICAL CONGRESS NEWS
From Abalone to Zucchini
One persons guide
to dining delights
The abundant fresh produce, access to ethnic ingredients, prox-
imity to the ocean, and preoccupation with food makes San
Francisco the perfect city for surgeons to wield their knives (and
forks).
There are several classical
French and Continental estab-
lishments that have been on
“Best Restaurant” lists for so
long that it’s difficult to deter-
mine whether they still merit ac-
colades, or are merely tolerated,
as sensitive septuagenarians.
Their lavish glamor bespeaks a
wealthy, more formal era, as do
their outmoded dress regula-
tions. But, even if all the glitter
is not gold, an evening at Doro’s
(714 Montgomery, 397-6822),
Carnelian Room (555 California,
433-7500), Blue Fox (659 Mer-
chant, 981-1177), Ernie’s (847
Montgomery, 397-5969), \’Etoile
(1075 California, 771-1529) and
Fleur de Lys (777 Sutter, 673-
7779) should sparkle brilliantly.
Le Club (/250 Jones, 771-
5400) is too new to be consid-
ered a member of “The Club,”
but its luxurious setting, atten-
tive service and generally well-
prepared food (especially the
jamb) promise an early initia-
tion.
A mystical aura surrounds Le
Trianon (242 O'Farrell, 982-
9353) from owner Rene Ver-
don’s years as the Kennedys’
White House chef. But the am-
bitious integrity of the restau-
rant, as French as its owner,
warrants its own mystique.
Though small, Chez Leon
(124 Ellis, 982-1093) presents its
Basque specialties in posh splen-
dor. Most sybarites think their
lobster bisque is perfect.
Frequently it is not the ele-
gance of Maxim’s or Le Tour
dArgent that one recalls when
dreaming of France, but the
warmth and intimacy of a neigh-
borhood bistro. San Francisco
abounds with boring restaurants
of this genre that, unfortunately,
are sad imitations of each other,
rather than purveyors of Gallic
charm. Happily, Rive Gauche
(33 West Portal, 566-0700) and
Le Petit Poucet (2326 Judah,
731-0606) make you want to
hop the next plane to France,
while simultaneously removing
the main reason for going there.
Ristorante Orsi (375 Bush,
981-6535) has the efficient ap-
pearance one would expect in
an establishment catering to
business people. But the caver-
nous space becomes _ intimate
when owner Oreste Orsi wanders
from table to table in his toque
blanche making certain that
everything is prepared to order
and that only the best of North-
ern Italian cuisine is served.
“No, we don’t have the Eastern
milk-fed white veal,” he admits,
“but what we have is good.” The
veal is good and so is everything
else we’ve sampled.
Bruno Orsi earns his share of
the family’s fine reputation for
outstanding Tuscan cuisine at
the North Beach restaurant
(1512 Stockton, 392-1700). No
matter what entree you choose
from the gargantuan menu, you
will be served a sumptuous anti:
pasto platter laden with salami,
coppa, garbanzo beans and
squid, salad of mixed greens in
an herb-flecked Italian dressing,
minestrone or soup du jour, one
of 14 different pastas, dessert
and coffee, that many cogno-
scenti take spiked with spirits.
From its vantage point on
Telegraph Hill, Julius Castle
(302 Greenwich at Montgomery,
362-3042) offers an awesome,
spectacular view of the bay as
well as an extensive menu of
nicely-done Italian specialties.
Follow your waiter’s advice and
demand a window seat when
making reservations and arriving
at the restaurant.
Guido (347 Columbus, 982-
2157) gives a lot of love and at-
tention to his usually-successful
menu and fusses over his clients
in a tiny, but charming setting.
The dining rooms at Modesto
Lanzoni’s (Ghirardelli Square,
771-2880) provide extraordinary
views of the bay and their de-
lightful garden decor is lovely
for enjoying wine, salad and
skillfully - dressed pasta. The
rarely proffered agnolotti and
panzotti burst with hearty fillings
and are buoyed up by an explo-
sively rich sauce,
Tommaso’s (1042 Kearny,
398-9696) is casual and noisy,
but the aroma from their Neo-
politan specialties hypnotize and
tantalize you during the long
wait, and no one makes cannoli
or calzoni better than they do,
Though San Francisco is
known for its seafood, there are
few decent restaurants devoted
solely to the aquatic life. The
fish lined up at wharf lure only
the plastic generation and even
at Sam’s (374 Bush, 421-0594)
and Tadich’s (240 California,
391-2373), (where local mavins
staunchly declare their alle-
giance for one, and in bizarre
cases, both of these establish-
ments), there are too many
problems to wholly seduce this
reviewer. But, if you can stand
the wait, and order only what’s
fresh, you'll know what is meant
by a “San Francisco” restaurant
and catch a pretty good piece of
fish.
Jack’s (615 Sacramento, 986-
9854), one of San Francisco’s
most venerated institutions, has
consistently served fresh, impec-
cably-prepared ingredients and
111 years is a long time to be
consistent. The mostly a la
carte menu has a decided French
country disposition, but there’s a
mutton chop with broiled kid-
neys for those with English pro-
clivities and the shad roe and
crab (in season) are definitely
Western fare. The seafood is su-
perb (aha) and it’s a sweet
change to encounter something
besides chocolate mousse for
dessert.
Though Trader Vic's (20 Cos-
mos Place, 776-2232) is as ubiq-
uitous and unusual as a Hilton
Hotel, owner Vic Bergeron has
amassed an exclusive coterie of
devotees, who avoid the rum
and Polynesian circuit and fol-
low the recommendations of
Hans, the Maitre d’, who knows
who and what’s best among the
Continental dishes.
continued on page 7
one T heater, arts of f Cr
variety of pickings
is dedicated to
R. M. Zollinger
The 1975 volume of the Surgical
Forum is dedicated to Robert
M. Zollinger, former professor
and chairman of the Department
of Surgery at Ohio State Univer-
sity College of Medicine. Dr.
Zollinger, who became an ACS
Fellow in 1934 and has served
as president and on numerous
committees of the College, was
elected by the Committee on the
Forum on Fundamental Surgical
Problems as the dedication recip-
ient in recognition of his contin-
uing interest in and dedication to
laboratory investigation.
DR. ZOLLINGER
The dedication reads, “An
abiding characteristic of many
leaders in surgery is a continuing
interest in laboratory investiga-
tion, even when numerous ad-
ministrative duties make time in
the laboratory increasingly pre-
cious. The laboratory investiga-
tions usually include not only
applied research, with a direct
clinical application, but basic re-
search into the phenomena of
disease, which is the fundamen-
tal tenet of the Surgical Forum”.
The Surgical Forum volume
contains 266 reports of research-
in-progress by young investiga-
tors in the United States and
other countries. The papers are
presented during the Clinical
Congress at 25 Forum sessions
held Monday through Thurday.
Dr. Zollinger’s name appears
in the first published volume of
Surgical Forum in 1950, and he
contributed to at least seven
other volumes in following years.
A native of Ohio, Dr. Zol-
linger received the medical de-
gree from Ohio State in 1927.
He spent the following year as
voluntary assistant in the surgi-
cal research laboratory of Lake-
side Hospital in Cleveland, and
then took his internship at Peter
Bent Brigham Hospital at Boston
under Dr. Harvey Cushing. He
returned to Lakeside in 1929 to
take his surgical residency under
Dr. Elliott C. Cutler. When Dr.
Cutler went to Harvard in 1932
to succeed Dr. Cushing, Dr. Zol-
linger accompanied him and
spent two additional years in
residency training. He served as
instructor in surgery and asso-
ciate and assistant professor of
surgery at Harvard, and during
World War II became command-
ing officer of the Harvard Medi-
cal School unit, the Fifth Gen-
eral Hospital. After the War,
Dr. Zollinger returned to Har-
vard and then to Ohio State
where he became chairman of
the Department of Surgery in
1947.
Whether you operate in a lighthearted or serious vein,
San Francisco theater ought to be on your schedule.
Ken Kesey’s “One Flew Over
the Cukoo’s Nest” tells who the
real kooks are in San Francisco
and poignantly probes the mean-
ing of insanity. It’s still flying
high in its sixth year at The Little
Fox (533 Pacific, 434-4738).
James Kirkwood’s new com-
edy “P.S. Your Cat is Dead”
(Montgomery Playhouse, 622
Broadway at Grant, 788-8282)
will keep you in stitches if you
like giggling about sex. The
tone changes, however, when the
hero’s girlfriend departs and he
is burglarized by a homosexual.
There are no double meanings
in “Bullshot Crummond” (Hip-
podrome Theater, 412 Broad-
way, 982-2343) with the excep-
tion of the pasttense expletive in
its title. This is straight farce in
Perils of Pauline and Grade B
Saturday morning detective
style.
“Misalliance” (The Showcase,
430 Mason St., 421-5331) moral-
izes and philosophizes with Sha-
vian, poke-fun-at-yourself humor
about the stuffy nature of the
British bourgeoisie.
The American Conservatory
Theatre Repertory Company
Company (Geary Theatre, Geary
& Mason, 673-6440) is celebrat-
ing its tenth anniversary with Ed-
ward Albee’s “Tiny Alice” on
October 14 and 18, Eugene
O’Neill’s “Desire Under the
Elms” on October 15, 16 and
18, and Thornton Wilder’s “The
Matchmaker” on October 17.
Local star-gazers are going
bananas over “Beach Blanket
Babylon Goes Bananas” (Club
Fugazi, 678 Green, 421-4222),
the funky, wacky musical—and
they can sing—revue that is get-
ting rave reviews.
John Hendricks created “Evo-
lution of the Blues” (On Broad-
way, 398-0800) for the 1961
Monterrey Jazz Festival. Assisted
by an outstanding cast of 15 mu-
sicians, singers and dancers, he
found that “everything started
in the house of the Lord”, And,
brother, with the music he’s mak-
ing, that’s where he'll end up.
Although the symphony sea-
son hasn't started, the Fall Or-
chestra, led by Niklaus Wyss,
will perform a free concert on
Friday, October 17 at 8 pm in
the A, P. Giannini Junior High
School on 39 Ave. and Ortega.
The opera season, (War Me-
morial Opera House, Civic Cen-
ter, 626-8345), on the other
hand, is well underway with
V'Elisir d’Amore on October 12
and 17. Pique Dame on October
15 and 18, and Norma on Oc-
tober 14 and 19. Operatic high-
lights (Brown Bag Opera) will
be performed at 2 pm in Ghirar-
delli Square on October 12. The
Lamplighter’s Orchestra presents
“Die Fledermaus” at the Presen-
tation Theatre (2335 Irving, 752-
7755) on October 11, 17, 18, and
19.
Art is a member in good
standing of the “Arts” in San
Francisco. Special exhibits at the
California Palace of the Legion
of Honor (Lincoln Park, 34 Ave.
& Clement, 558-2881) include
sculpture and pottery from
Land’s “Fire-Earth-Water”
Meso-American collection as
well as Norton Simon’s “Three
Centuries of French Art”. The
M.H. de Young Memorial Mu-
seum (Golden Gate Park, 752-
556/) is featuring “Images for
Eternity: The Art of Ancient
Egypt”. Both of these museums
offer free lecture tours at pm.
The Asian Museum (Golden
Gate Park, .558-2993) has the
Avery Brundage Collection of—
of all things—“Asian Art”. The
San Francisco Museum of Art
(Van Ness and McAllister, 863-
8800) is showing Rene Gelpi’s
photographs of city life, Has-
sell Smith’s paintings, and Jean
Arp’s sculptures, wood reliefs,
drawings and prints. The Cali-
fornia Academy of Science
(Golden Gate Park, 221-5100)
has amassed one of the largest
and most impressive retrospec-
tives to date on Beniamino Bu-
fano.
The Wine Museum (655
Beach, 673-6990) has a variety
of art objects and artifacts re-
lating to the history and produc-
tion of wine, and a glass collec-
tion that spans 2000 years. The
Exploratorium (Palace of Fine
Art's Park, Marina Blvd. & Lyon,
563-7337) a museum of touch-
ing, hearing and seeing, has ar-
ranged provocative photographs,
displays and diagrams to illus-
trate “Illusion in Nature and
Art”. The Foundation to Pre-
serve San Francisco’s architec-
tural heritage sponsors tours
through the Haas-Lilienthal
House (2007 Franklin, 441-
3004), a magnificent Queen Ann
victorian that was built in 1886.
The John Berggruen (228
Grant, 78]-4629), Hansen-Fuller
(228 Grant, 982-6177), Smith-
Andersen (228 Grant, 989-
9228), Triangle (251 Post, 982-
3498), and Grapesteak (2876
California, 931-0779) galleries
are the more interesting for
browsing.
Consult “This Week Maga-
zine” in the Sunday Chronicle-
Examiner and “The Bay Guar-
dian” for further information.
And _ that’s entertainment, San
Francisco-style!
It is requested that smoking be
Simited to hallways and areas
adjacent to scientific meeting
rooms (where not prohibited
by fire department
regula-
tions) and that no smoking
occur in the meeting rooms
before or during a presenta-
tion.
THE ACS CLINCIAL
CONGRESS NEWS
Volume 26, Number 1
Published daily
October 12 & 13-17, 1975
by the American
College of Surgeons
OFFICE
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STAFF
Gordon L. Briggs, editor
Dorie Hanson, assistant
Pat Thurman, assistant
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ACS CLINICAL CONGRESS NEWS
ACS Spring Meeting
In Boston, April 26-29
The American College of Sur-
geons will sponsor its fourth an-
nual Spring Meeting in Boston,
Mass., starting Monday, April
26, and continuing through
Thursday, April 29. Eight post-
graduate courses, four panel dis-
cussions, two lectures, a motion
picture exhibition, a Ciné Clinic
symposium, a film symposium,
and the popular Fellowship
breakfast will be presented dur-
ing the meeting.
Fellows of the College will re-
ceive the necessary registration
and hotel reservation forms auto-
matically, beginning in January.
Other doctors of medicine may
obtain the necessary forms by
writing the College, attention Mr.
Frank Arado, after January 15.
The postgraduate courses will
each be nine hours in duration,
and most will consist of plenary
sessions followed by small work-
shops. Four of the courses will
be presented all day Monday
and during the morning on Tues-
day; the remaining four will be
presented Wednesday afternoon
and all day Thursday. The ma-
jority of the sessions (panel dis-
cussions, lectures, etc.) will be
presented either Tuesday after-
noon or Wednesday morning.
Thus it will be possible for a
person to register for and to at-
tend two of the postgraduate
courses and to attend virtually
all of the other sessions.
A preliminary program will
appear in the November 1975 is-
sue of the BULLETIN of the
American College of Surgeons.
The postgraduate courses
scheduled are: No. 1—Surgical
Infections and Antibiotics; No.
2—Endocrine and Hormone-
producing Tumors; No. 3—Duo-
denal Ulcer Disease; No. 4—
The Cervical Spine: Injuries,
Disc Lesions, Spondylosis.
Also, No. 5—Fluids, Electro-
lytes, and Acid-base Balance;
No. 6—Hematologic Problems
in Surgery; No. 7—Thoracic
Trauma and Pulmonary Insuffi-
ciency; and No. 8—Orthopaedic
Surgery: Hand Injuries, Ankle
Injuries, and Back Pain 1976.
Panel discussions will cover
Peripheral Vascular Disease;
Management of Disseminated
Breast Cancer; Current Concepts
of Surgery for Biliary Tract Di-
sease; and Colo-rectal Cancer:
Present Trends, Future Hopes.
Lecturers are William P.
Longmire, Jr., MD, FACS, Los
Angeles, and William D. Holden,
MD, FACS, Cleveland.
At this time the College has
no plans to print the official pro-
gram in red, white, and blue.
AUA lecture to focus on
surgery manpower goals
The ninth American Urological
Association lecture will be de-
livered Monday morning, start-
ing at 10:30 in the Main Arena
of the Civic Auditorium. The
lecturer is Francis D. Moore,
MD, FACS, Boston.
Dr. Moore is the Moseley pro-
fessor of surgery, Harvard Med-
ical School, and surgeon-in-chief,
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital,
Boston, Massachusetts, dual po-
sitions he has held since 1948.
The topic Dr. Moore has se-
lected is ‘Manpower Goals in
American Surgery: an Inevita-
ble Implication of the National
Study.” Dr. Moore served as co-
chairman of the Executive Com-
mittee and chairman of the
Manpower Subcommittee for
the three-year Study on Surgical
Services for the United States
(SOSSUS). The study was
jointly sponsored by the Amer-
ican College of Surgeons and the
American Surgical Association
with participation by the na-
tion’s regional surgical societies
and surgical specialty colleges.
TCIGTS
continued from page 3
Telephone message center
A native of Evanston, Illinois,
Dr. Moore received the AB de-
gree cum laude from Harvard
University in 1935, and the MD
degree cum laude from Harvard
Medical School in 1939. He has
served as vice president of ACS,
chairman of its Committee on
Pre- and Post-operative Care,
and was a Baxter lecturer. He
has also served as president of
several other surgical societies.
Dr. Moore has earned na-
tional recognition for his studies
and publications on the meta-
bolic aspects of surgical care.
His publications have also dealt
with cancer of the breast, iso-
tope dilution methods for the
study of body composition; tis-
sue transplantation; quality, de-
livery and manpower for surgi-
cal care; and ethical issues in
medicine and surgery. He is the
author of A Bicentennial Surgi-
cal History for the National Li-
brary of Medicine.
He also served on many gov-
ernmental and other national ad-
visory committees.
Incoming telephone messages for persons attending the Congress
will be received at the telephone message center in Brooks Hall.
While it is not possible to page an individual, nor to make announce-
ments, the name of each person for whom a call has been received
will be listed alphabetically on a nearby board, Please check this
board whenever you are in the area. The message center’s telephone
numbers are: 864-8900, 8901, 8902, and 8903. The center will be
open during the hours listed under Registration.
Tickets for ladies’ program events
Tickets for those ladies’ program functions that require them and
which are not sold out in advance may be purchased in the Grand
Ballroom Foyer of the Fairmont Hotel. Registration for wives of
physicians attending or participating in the Clinical Congress is also
in the Grand Ballroom Foyer of the Fairmont. Hours for both regis-
tration and ticket sales are from 12 noon until 8:00 pm Sunday;
from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm Monday through Thursday; and from
8:00 am until 12 noon Friday. Telephone: 989-4433. (See also
Exhibits, page 3.)
Free bus service \\/omens program has
variety of events ready
to link hotels and
Civic Auditorium
Free shuttle buses will link most
San Francisco hotels to the Civic
Auditorium beginning Sunday at
11:30 am and continuing
through Friday.
The buses and the boarding
points will be identified by ap-
propriate signs. The vehicles will
be regular coaches.
The service will be free to all
persons wearing an official Con-
gress registration badge, but
identification will not be re-
quired before noon on Monday.
Service on all routes will be
at ten minute intervals. Sunday
service will terminate at 6:00
pm. On Monday through Fri-
day, service hours are 7:30 am
until 5:30 pm. Special buses will
operate Thursday evening be-
tween 7:00 and 10:30 for the
Convocation ceremonies.
The hotels at which the buses
will pick up passengers are: The
Fairmont (Mason at California) ;
Holiday Inn/Financial District
(750 Kearny Street); Holiday
Inn/Fisherman’s Wharf (/300
Columbus Avenue); Holiday
Inn/Golden Gateway (/500 Van
Ness).
Also, Hyatt Regency San
Francisco (#5 Embarcadero);
Jack Tar Hotel (Geary and Van
Ness); Quality Inn (2775 Van
Ness); Hotel St. Francis (Union
Square); San Francisco Hilton
(333 Mason Street); and the
Sheraton at Fisherman’s Wharf
(2500 Mason).
The destination of all buses
from the hotels will be to Brooks
Hall-Civic Auditorium. Persons
staying at hotels not listed above
should locate the bus stop within
walking distance of their hotel.
ACS projects ...
continued from page 3
Orricers & REGENTS, ACS
ORGANIZATION, ACS DEPT. OF
Mr. Pompelli
POSTGRADUATE TICKET DESK
PRESS ROOM AND PUBLIC
INFORMATION, ACS
Mr. Kuehn
Ms. Clark
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Ms. Hodgson
PuBLIcATIONS, ACS
Mr. Kuehn
Ms. Fadrilan
REGENTS & OFFICERS, ACS
SESAP IT (information)
Dr. Zintel
SESAP II Exuisir
SURGERY, GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
SURGICAL FORUM SALES
Dr. STEPHENSON
TRANSPORTATION DESK
TRAUMA
Dr. Hering
Dr. Hampton
Dr. ZINTEL
A tour that includes a chance to
view the underside of two bridges
and a lecture on (sex) are among
the highlights of this year’s
Women’s Program.
Opening the program Sunday
afternoon will be two, one-hour
talks entitled This is Your San
Francisco, designed to answer
individual questions.
Monday will offer three tours:
a House Tour of five of the city’s
oldest Victorian houses, a City
Tour to orient the unfamiliar
and reacquaint the familiar, and
a Tour to Napa Valley to sam-
ple its wholesome wares. Tech-
niques of communicating will be
featured in Verbal Communica-
tions, a seminar initiated and
well received last year. This will
be offered for the first of five
times. Also, a lecture, Jn Cele-
bration of Wine and Life: Guide-
posts to Wine Appreciation, will
be presented. And, last but not
least, a lecture: All You Want
to Know About Sex but Are
Afraid to Ask the Surgeon You
Live With.
On Tuesday, the City Tour
and the Tour to Napa Valley
will be repeated, and two new
tours, to Marin County or to
East Bay, will be offered, as will
A Day in the Park. Verbal Com-
munications will repeat (one of
its key features is the small-
group discussion format) both
in the morning and in the after-
noon, Finally, as the sun passes
over the yardarm (late afternoon
to landlubbers) Bay Cruises will
offer two hours of pleasant re-
laxation with cocktails aboard
harbor boats, viewing the city
skyline, Alcatraz, and the above
mentioned bridge bottoms.
Wednesday will again offer
the Tour of Napa Valley and
the East Bay and the Marin
Fairmont,
Suite 288-290
Hilton,
Teakwood Suite
Brooks Hall
Hilton,
Balboa Room
Mark Hopkins,
Florentine Room
Hilton,
Balboa Room
Fairmont,
Suite 288-290
Fairmont,
State Room
Brooks Hall
Booth S-8a
Brooks Hall
Booth 540
Brooks Hall
Fairmont,
State Room
Brooks Hall
Mark Hopkins,
Garden Room
Fairmont,
State Room
County Tours. Verbal Com-
munications will be offered in
the am and pm. Also on Wednes-
day’s agenda: a humorous talk,
Surgeons and Wives: Do They
Talk to One Another, the annual
luncheon and fashion show, and
a talk (Someone Keeps Knock-
ing on my Heart) by a mother
of 19 (most of whom are
adopted).
Thursday will be the final op-
portunity to take the East Bay
ond the Marin County Tours.
In addition, a nationally known
butcher will talk and demon-
strate on How to Survive in the
Meat Market. An opportunity
to attend a working rehearsal of
the San Francisco Ballet is also
offered for Thursday.
Although many of the events
will be offered more than once,
early purchase of tickets is ad-
vised. Registration for attending
wives (and ticket sales) are in
the foyer adjacent to the Grand
Ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel,
(see page 3 for hours).
Mrs. Edwin Jack Wylie is
chairman of the Women’s Enter-
tainment committee, assisted by
Mrs. Robert J. Albo, Mrs. F.
William Blaisdell, Mrs. Edwin
G. Bovill, Jr., Mrs. Mervyn F.
Burke, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. Robert
R. Celli, Mrs. Douglas K. Dun-
can, Dr. and Mrs. Arnon A.
Fortgang, Mrs. F. William Heer,
Mrs. Charles C. Jenkins, and
Mrs. Allen H. Johnson.
Also, Mrs. George J. Laird,
Mrs. Austin W. Lea, Mrs. John
McGee, Mrs. Chester B. Noyes,
Mrs. Cornelius Olcott, Dr. and
Mrs. Thomas G. Parker, Mrs.
Norman E. Shumway, Mrs.
Ronald J. Stoney, Mrs. Arthur
N. Thomas, and Mrs. Bradford
W. Young.
989-4426 362-8800, ext. 288
989-4427 or ext. 290
441-2005 771-1400, ext. 503
864-8934.
441-2001 771-1400, ext. 147
441-2002
391-8687 392-3434 (ask for
room)
441-2001 771-1400, ext. 147
441-2002
989-4426 362-8800, ext. 288
989-4427 or ext, 290
989-4432 362-8800, ext. 761
864-8934
989-4432 362-8800, ext. 761
864-8939
864-8940
391-8688 392-3434, (ask for
room)
989-4432 362-8800, ext. 761
SUNDAY /MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 & 13, 1975
PAGE 5
Cancer specialists can
pick & choose events
Persons with a special interest in
cancer should be.able to find
programs of interest to them
spanning virtually the entire
week; the exception being Thurs-
day afternoon.
The remaining four and a half,
days, cancer specialists can select
from a total of 43 hours of dif-
ferent programs, starting Mon-
day with two Forum sessions on
Tumors. Monday's program also
includes two panel discussions,
one on Cancer of the Tongue
and the second on Post-radiation
and Post-surgical Cancer of the
Head and Neck.
Two more panel discussions—
on Current Concepts of the Man-
agement of Breast Cancer, and
on The Role of Surgery in the
Management of Malignant Lym-
phomas — are scheduled for
Tuesday, along with a Forum
session on Tumors and Endo-
crines and the first session of
Postgraduate Course No, 10—
Current Concepts in the Manage-
ment of Breast Cancer.
Wednesday offers the second
session of PGC No. 10 and a
symposium, Melanoma: A New
Disease, a New Approach.
Thursday morning starts with
the third session of PGC No. 10,
and offers a panel discussion ti-
tled Immunotherapy in the Treat-
ment of Genitourinary Malig-
nancies.
Friday morning concludes
PCG No. 10, and offers a sym-
posium on Carcinoma of the
Lung—Updated, as well as the
popular What's New in Surgery?
In the afternoon, the second seg-
ment of Carcinoma of the Lung
—Updated will be followed by a
panel discussion on Perianal Tu-
mors.
Last but not least, glance at
the titles of the Scientific Exhib-
its in Brooks Hall, a number of
them offer displays on various
types of cancer and their treat-
ment.
The complete who, what,
when, and so forth listing of can-
cer programs can be found on
pages 35 through 37 in the offi-
cial program.
Surgical Forum guide
Surgical Forum, Volume XXV,
which is on sale for $8.00 per
copy in Brooks Hall, contains
15 chapters, and there are 25
separate Forum sessions total-
ing 269 presentations scheduled.
Finding a particular presenta-
tion in the 604-page volume
may take some searching. To
reduce that, here is a guide
matching each Forum. session
to the pages in the Forum vol-
ume containing the session's
presentations.
Biliary and Pancreas, 435-461
Burns, Wounds, and Sepsis,
61—87
Cardiac Preservation, 246—
273
Cardiovascular Physiology,
220—245
Liver, 406—435
Neurologic Surgery A, 462—
474
Neurologic Surgery B, 474—
486
Neurologic Surgery C, 487—
500
Ophthalmic
544
Surgery, 537—
Portraits, IRS forms...
Organ Transplantation I, 300
—328
Organ Transplantation II,
329—352
Orthopaedic Surgery, S01—
523
Otolaryngology, 524—537
Peripheral Vascular, 274—
299
Plastic Surgery, 545—569
Pulmonary Problems, 274—
299
Shock and Metabolism I, 1—
31
Shock and Metabolism II, 32
—60
Small and Large Intestine,
353—380
Stomach and Esophagus, 381
—405
Trauma, 88—115
Tumors I, 116—142
Tumors II, 142—168
Tumors and Endocrines, 168
—194
Urologic Surgery, 570—598
Three papers, which are iden-
tified in the official program,
will be read during their session,
but will not be printed in the
Forum Volume.
If you have questions,
here are a few facts
Answers to frequently asked
questions:
The studio of the official Clini-
cal Congress photographer, Cris-
tof Studios (for Initiate’s formal
portraits), is in Brooks Hall.
Hours are 9:00 am until 5:00
pm, and an appointment is nec-
essary (See page 8).
Initiate’s caps and gowns, for
the Convocation ceremonies, can
be picked up Wednesday be-
tween 8:30 am and 5:00 pm in
Room 102 of the Civic Auditor-
ium or Thursday between 8:30
and 3:00 pm.
Forms for IRS verification can
be obtained at the ACS Mes-
sage and Information Center in
Brooks Hall, or at the advance
or non-advance registration desks
in Brooks.
Surgical Forum, Volume
XXVI, can be purchased during
registration hours (see page 3)
at a special desk adjacent to the
registration desks in Brooks Hall.
If you have any other ques-
tions, look for a person wearing
a buff-colored badge with a blue
ribbon, signifying an ACS staff
member. While not every staff
person will be able to answer
every question concerning the
Congress, they'll try; or direct
you to someone who can.
Speaking of badge insert col-
ors, the other colors identify:
Fellow of the College, white; In-
itiate, Class of 1975, pink; Can-
didate, resident, or guest physi-
cian, green; Wife, yellow; Guest
admitted to exhibit area, red; In-
dustrial exhibitor, grey with red
lettering; Scientific exhibitor,
grey with blue lettering; Press,
gold,
Panel to sift
problems that
FMGs face
How a graduate of a foreign
medical school becomes an
American surgeon, and some of
the problems and implications
associated with the process and
the result, will be discussed this
afternoon starting at 1:30 in War
Memorial Auditorium I during
the International Relations Panel
Discussion.
Following opening remarks by
moderator Richard Warren, MD,
FACS, a member of the execu-
tive committee of the American
College of Surgeons’s Committee
on International Relations, Rose-
mary Stevens, MD, author of
American Medicine and the Pub-
lic Interest, will discuss the im-
pact of the foreign medical grad-
uate, focusing on myths and
stereotypes, the validity of avail-
able information, and the dimen-
sions and characteristics of surgi-
cal migration. She will also
answer questions by other panel-
ists.
William D. Holden, MD,
FACS, past chairman of the
American Medical Association's
Council on Medical Education,
will then discuss the response of
the profession, outlining a tabu-
lation of the responsibilities and
aims of the Coordinating Coun-
cil on Medical Education, and
discussing trends in examination
and licensure.
The government’s response
will be detailed by Harold Mar-
gulies, MD, deputy administra-
tor, Health Resources Adminis-
tration, HEW, who will speak on
the government's responsibilities
and its attitudes, the role of the
Interdepartmental Task Force,
and the role of the Department
of Health, Education, and Wel-
fare.
Following these discussions,
the moderator and panelists will
answer questions from the audi-
ence.
Use message center
How to reach
a long lost
friend
Incoming telephone messages for
persons attending the Clinical
Congress if received at the spe-
cial number (864-8900) will be
posted alphabetically by last
name on special card holders at
the ACS Message and Informa-
tion Booth just inside the en-
trance to Brooks Hall.
Accordingly, if there is some-
one you wish to reach, ring that
number and ask that the mes-
sage be posted. Also, if you are
expecting a call, check the boards
whenever you are in or near
Brooks Hall or phone 864-8900
to learn if you have a message,
Please leave this number with
your office or with anyone who
might want to reach you this
week.
It will not be possible to page
individuals nor to make an-
nouncements.
Remember, communication is
a two-way street (to coin a cli-
che) so please check the mes-
sage center for personal mes-
sages at frequent intervals.
ACS/Clinitapes can
solve schedule aches
record live during the
Clinical Congress
virtually all of the general and specialty sessions, all major lec-
tures, and all 18 postgraduate courses. A new, 16-page catalog
is available listing the more than 1,200 hours of tapes that will
be available from this Congress, as well as other Clinical Con-
gress and Spring Meetings.
Virtually all of the general ses-
sions, all of the general surgery
and the surgical specialty ses-
sions, all major lectures, and all
18 postgraduate courses will be
recorded live on audio cassettes,
ACS/Clinitapes, which can be
ordered during the Congress and
which will be shipped approx-
imately ten weeks after the Con-
gress.
The programs that will be re-
corded are identified in the offi-
cial Clinical Congress program
by a five- or six-digit combina-
tion of letters and numbers
within a cassette-shaped symbol.
The Clinitapes are the perfect
solution to the problem of decid-
ing which of several concurrent
segments of the Clinical Con-
gress you wish to attend.
Following the Congress, the
tapes can be utilized at your lei-
sure. The tapes themselves are
recorded live and reproduced
under rigid quality standards to
insure high fidelity playback.
They are not edited except for
introduction to simplify presen-
tation; what you hear is the ac-
tual session as it happened,
ACS/Clinitapes can be used
for credit toward the Ameri-
can Medical Association's Phy-
sician’s Recognition Award and
are a convenient, valuable way
to add to your personal program
of continuing medical education.
The taping of ACS scientific
meetings began with the Clinical
Congress in San Francisco in
1972. New this year is a 16-page
publication containing a com-
plete listing of all Clinitapes pro-
duced to date, including those
from the 1972 through 1975
Clinical Congresses and the 1973
through 1975 ACS Spring Meet-
ings—a total of over 1,200 hours
of instruction.
The publication, which can be
picked up at Booth 538 in Brooks
Hall or in other locations, also
contains an easy-to-use, postage-
paid order form.
The publication segregates the
available recordings into those of
interest to general surgeons and
the following surgical special-
ties: cardiovascular, orthopaedic,
plastic, neorologic, ophthalmol-
ogy, otolaryngology, urology,
thoracic, and Ob/Gyn.
To date, over 6,500 physicians
have ordered one or more of the
Clinitapes.
Bulletin reprints may
be reviewed, ordered
Two reprints from the BULLETIN
of the American College of Sur-
geons that together answer many
of the most commonly asked
questions patients have concern-
ing a surgical procedure and its
cost are available at moderate
cost and may be reviewed in and
ordered at the office of the Clin-
ical Congress News (Anza Room,
Hilton Hotel).
“Yes, but how much is it go-
ing to cost?” explores the finan-
cial relationships between sur-
geon and patient in a frank, thor-
ough, and delicate manner. It
may help save the surgeon time
and the patient embarrassment.
Originally published in the De-
cember 1972 BULLETIN, “Yes,
but...” is four pages and costs
10¢ per copy.
“The World of Surgery” is a
concise explanation of the surgi-
cal procedure — before, during,
and after written in layman’s
language to help remove some
of the fear surrounding the un-
known. This eight-page reprint
from the January 1973 BULLE-
TIN can be ordered for 15¢ per
copy. It is also available in Span-
ish, minus the segment subtitled
Paying for the Operation.
The quantities ordered will be
shipped postpaid from the ACS
offices in Chicago after the Clin-
ical Congress, together with a
statement,
The Clinical Congress New’s
office will be open from 8:00 am
until 5:00 Monday through
Thursday. The Anza room is on
the fourth floor of the San Fran-
cisco Hilton.
Surgical Forum, Volume
XXVI, which will contain the
complete paper for 266 of the
269 presentations delivered in
the 25 scheduled sessions, will
be on sale for $8.00 per copy
at a special desk in the regis-
tration area in Brooks Hall.
The three papers that will
not be printed in Surgical
Forum are identified in the
official Clinical Congress Pro-
gram. They will, however, be
read during their scheduled
presentation.
A list of titles, authors, and
sponsoring institutions for all
of the paper, grouped accord-
ing to session, can be found
in the program, beginning on
page 127.
PAGE 6
ACS CLINICAL CONGRESS NEWS
Chaplain’s Corner
Impact of new procedures,
drug experimenting feature
New and future surgical pro-
cedures and their impacts on the
trial responses of the patient will
be discussed Monday afternoon
beginning at 1:30 in the Cali-
fornia Room of the St. Francis
Hotel during the Chaplain’s Cor-
ner panel discussion.
Titled “Human Experimenta-
tion—Drugs and Surgical Opera-
tions,” the one and one-half hour
panel will also include a discus-
sion of new drugs and the meth-
ods of evaluating them.
Moderating the panel will be
- George Newton Spears, MD,
FACS, Ironton, Ohio, who initi-
ated the Chaplain’s Corner in
1969, and who has been the
panel’s coordinator and chair-
man ever since.
Participants, in addition to Dr.
Spears, include: Francis D.
Moore, MD, FACS, Boston,
speaking on New Operations and
the Study of New Procedures in
Surgical Care; William A. Alte-
meier, MD, FACS, Cincinnati,
Summary Volume published
whose topic will be The New-
drug Dilemma in Human Re-
search; and Albert R. Jonsen, SJ,
PhD, San Francisco, who will
speak on Bio-ethics in Surgery.
William B. Hobbins, MD,
FACS, Madison, Wis., will dis-
cuss Caring for the Patient—and
Incidentally his Disease, and the
role of the chaplain will be cov-
ered by Rev. Walter E. Johnson,
Burlingame, Calif.
The Chaplain’s Corner, ac-
cording to Dr. Spears, is a forum
for the study of the ethics, mor-
als, and religion of surgery. Its
purpose is the improvement in
the relationship of the physical,
mental, and spiritual status of
the surgical patient. “The in-
creasingly rapid change in the
technology of surgery and the
hospital environment has made
this forum of greater import-
ance to the total care of the pa-
tient subject to modern tech-
niques,” Dr. Spears stated.
SOSSUS is subject of
lecture and symposium
SOSSUS, the Study on Surgical
Services for the United States,
whose 250-page, Summary Vol-
ume containing the results of the
three-year study can be ordered
by using the coupon below, will
be discussed in part at two dif-
ferent sessions during this Clin-
ical Congress.
“The Influence of the Man-
power Study on Graduate Ed-
ucation in Surgery”, will be the
topic of the symposium on grad-
uate education, which will dis-
cuss several aspects of manpower
see page 2). The symposium is
scheduled for 10:15 am Monday
in War Memorial Auditorium I.
Also Monday morning, begin-
ning at 10:30, Francis D. Moore,
chairman of the manpower sub-
committee of SOSSUS, in deliv-
ering the annual American Uro-
logical Association Lecture (see
page 4), will speak on, “Man-
power goals in American Sur-
gery: an Inevitable Implication
of the National Study”.
The findings of SOSSUS were
jointly released in July by the
American College of Surgeons
and the American Surgical As-
sociation. SOSSUS, which was
begun in 1970, involved surveys
and other research by ten com-
mittees of surgeons from uniyer-
sity and community hospitals
who studied ten aspects of surgi-
cal services: manpower; surgical
research; academic surgical man-
power; quality of care; allied
surgical manpower; interprofes-
sional relations; community-phy-
sician relations; government re-
lations; organization, delivery,
and financing; and legal and
ethical issues in surgery.
Funding was provided by
ACS and ASA and by a member
of other private and government
agencies.
The entire study was coordi-
nated by the SOSSUS Commit-
tee, headed by George D. Zui-
dema, professor and director of
the Department of Surgery,
Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine.
The complete SOSSUS results
will be published in three vol-
umes totaling 2,500 pages by the
Government Printing Office.
The 250-page summary, which
will not be available during the
Congress, can be ordered from:
SOSSUS; c/o Lewis Advertising;
325 E. Olive St.; Baltimore, MD.
21202. The price is $5.00 for
paperback, $8.00 for hardcover.
Panels offer varied viewpoints
How does an Interdisciplinary
Panel Discussion (IPD) differ
from a discussion or symposium
that is not so identified?
The IPD (or Interdisciplinary
Symposium) features panelists
from surgical or medical spe-
cialties other than the specialty
for which the session is de-
signed. For example, an IPD in
Otolaryngology may feature a
panel consisting of two otolar-
yngologists, a plastic surgeon,
and an internist.
The interdisciplinary sessions
have been so arranged to present
broad viewpoints on particular
subjects and to stress the need
for understanding and coopera-
tion among the surgical and, in
some instances, medical special-
ties.
In the official program, if no
specialty designation follows a
participant’s name, he or she
represents the specialty for
which the session is primarily
designed, and under which it is
listed.
Visitors from Representative here for
other countries 1976 ACS Scientific Tou
to exceed 300
Approximately 315 surgeons
from 56 countries other than the
United States and Canada have
registered in advance and are
expected to attend this year’s
Clinical Congress.
Those who have registered in
advance are reminded to check
in with Ms, Marion E. Rapp of
the College’s staff at the Inter-
national Room in the Fairmont
Hotel. Surgeons from countries
other than the U.S. and Canada
who have not registered in ad-
vance should register in Brooks
Hall see page 3).
Included in the number who
registered in advance are Profes-
sor Akin O. Adesola, FRCS
(Eng), from Lagos, Nigeria,
president of the West African
College of Surgeons, and the fol-
lowing Honorary Fellows of the
American College of Surgeons;
Norman C. Tanner, London;
Maurice Mercadier, Neuilly,
France; Philip Sandblom, Laus-
anne, Switzerland; and Ake Sen-
ning, Zurich, Switzerland.
Nations which will be repre-
sented at the Congress, based on
advance registration, are: Argen-
tina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt.
Also, El Salvador, England,
France, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Guatemala, Honduras,
Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jor-
dan.
Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Li-
beria, Mexico, The Netherlands,
New Zealand, Nigeria, Nor-
way, Okinawa, Pakistan, Pan-
ama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal,
Qatar, Romania, Saudia Arabia,
Scotland, Singapore, South Af-
rica, Spain, Sweden.
Switzerland, Thailand, Uru-
guay, Venzuela, West Indies, and
Republique Du Zaire.
ACS jewelry,
blazers & ties
are on exhibit
Booth 152, kitty-corner from
the registration area in Brooks
Hall, has a full line of jewelry
and accessories engraved with
the seal of the American College
of Surgeons or with the seal of
Aesculapius on exhibit and for
sale.
The items (remember, there
are only 73 shopping days left),
which include emblems, en-
graved keys, tie bars, tie chains,
cuff links, wallets, plaques, and
desk accessories, were designed
expressly for Fellows of the Col-
lege by the Jim Henry Co. of
Geneva, III.
Also in Brooks Hall, in Booth
344, Dawson Imports, Inc. will
be showing, and it hopes fitting,
the custom tailored College
blazer, which it offers in navy
blue tropical worsted or English
doeskin fitted with gold buttons
and the College seal embroidered
in gold thread.
Dawson also offers the official
ACS tie—dark blue, all silk with
gold emblem, a handsome acces-
sory to the custom blazer.
Both exhibits, as will the oth-
ers in the hall, are open Monday
through Thursday from 8:00 am
until 4:30 pm.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, whose architecturally unique Opera House is
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pictured in the foreground, is the first stop on an 11-day scientific tour
sponsored by the American College of Surgeons. The tour begins Jan-
uary 11 and will include, in addition to Sydney, programs in Manila,
Hong Kong, and Tokyo. Additional information is available from a rep-
resentative of the tour coordinator in Brooks Hall.
Fellows of the College, mem-
bers of the ACS Candidate
Group, applicants for Fellow-
ship, and other doctors of med-
icine who wish to participate in
the 1976 Scientific Tour to Syd-
ney, Manila, Hong Kong, and
Tokyo, January 11 through 27,
can register for the tour on or
before November 1, 1975.
A representative of the tour
coordinator, Convention Desti-
nations Unlimited, Inc., will be
present during the Clinical Con-
gress to answer questions, dis-
tribute descriptive brochures, and
accept reservations. He can be
located at a special booth adja-
cent to the registration section
in Brooks Hall.
The package cost of the tour
is $1,755 for a participant, and
$1,405 for a spouse, exclusive of
air fare to and from the west
coast point of departure. In ad-
dition, there is a conference reg-
istration fee of $170 for a U.S.
participant, ($240 for partici-
pant and spouse),
The package fee includes
round trip airline (coach) trans-
portation from the west coast;
first class hotel accommodations;
all airport/hotel transfers; por-
terage, including gratuities; city
and harbor sightseeing tours of
Sydney; Manila sightseeing; tours
in Hong Kong of the New Ter-
ritories and of Victoria Island,
and of Hong Kong harbor; sight-
seeing in Tokyo; complete reser-
vation services; and incidentals
such as travel and baggage tags,
trip director, etc.
The registration fee includes
the scientific programs plus sev-
eral lunches, banquets, and sup-
plemental tours while in Hong
Hong; scientific programs and a
Barrio Fiesta in Manila; and the
scientific program and a dinner
banquet in Hong Kong.
Leading off the scientific pro-
grams in Sydney is a session on
New Investigations, covering pe-
ritonocopy, operative choledo-
choscopy, ultra-sound tech-
niques, computerized axial
tomography, and ocular pneu-
moplethysmography.
Other Sydney sessions will fo-
cus on cancer behavior, prob-
lems of the alimentary tract, cu-
taneous cancer, microsurgery,
hernia, and limb ischemia.
Scientific programs in Manila,
in cooperation with the Philip-
pine chapter of ACS, and in
Hong Kong, hosted by Fellows
of the College in Hong Kong,
are also scheduled.
To supplement the scientific
portions of the tour, numerous
leisure time activities have been
scheduled, including a Sydney
harbor cruise and an optional
visit to the Sydney Opera House;
sightseeing and the previously
mentioned fiesta in Manila;
sightseeing, shopping, and a ban-
quet dinner in Hong Kong; and
sightseeing in Tokyo,
Persons interested in the tour
are invited to stop by; the booth
will be open Monday through
Wednesday, from 8:30 am to
5:00 pm.
Students attend Congress
as guests of ACS, schools
Fourteen third or fourth year
medical students who have ex-
pressed a definite interest in sur-
gery have been selected by sur-
gery department heads at their
medical schools to attend this
year’s Clinical Congress.
The students’ activities in re-
spect to their individual interests
have been outlined in advance
under advisement of their spon-
soring surgery department heads.
They will meet daily at noon to
discuss the day’s events. The
Tamalpais Room in the Hilton
will be open Monday through
Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00
pm to serve as the students’
room.
Following the Congress, the
students will each submit a re-
port of his or her experiences to
a subcommittee of the College's
Committee on Surgical Educa-
tion in Medical Schools.
The students and their medi-
cal school participating this year
are: Richard Contro, University
of California Irvine; Merrill
Dayton, University of Utah;
Marjorie Fine, University of
California — Los Angeles; Cor-
inne Flinger, University of New
Mexico; Steven Gorenbein, Uni-
versity of California — Davis;
John C. Heiser, University of
Colorado; Michael Holmes, Uni-
versity of Arizona; David Kil-
leen, Loma Linda University;
Randall Morris, Stanford Uni-
versity; Fred Myers, University
of California — San Francisco;
Leonard Reedyk, University
of Alberta; Curtis Sheldon, Uni-
versity of California — San Di-
ego; J. E. Tauton, University of
British Columbia; and Robert G.
Veith, University of Washington.
This is the third year of the
program since it was reactivated
for the 1973 Clinical Congress.
SUNDAY/MONDAY, OCTOBER 12-13, 1975
PAGE 7
Dining...
continued from page 2
Undoubtedly, Mamounia
(4411 Balboa, 752-6566) is San
Francisco’s most exciting dining
experience. The romantic aura
of the Casbah pernfeates the se-
ductive Moroccan caliph’s den
of velvet divans, goat and camel
leather cushions and low, intri-
cately-carved wooden tables. The
meal begins and ends ritualistic-
ally with a communal washing of
hands and the exotic foods are
striking counterpoints in taste
and texture.
When Laszlo and Paulette
Fono’s successful venture (The
Magic Pan) went to Quaker
Oats, they went native and
opened Paprikas Fono (Ghirar-
delli Square, 441-1223). The
“rustic inn” is filled with riot-
ously-colored Hungarian embroi-
deries, hand-painted hutches and
delicately-wrought folk crafts. It
is the huge bogracs (iron kettle),
however, that holds the in-
tensely-aromatic gulyas and the
attention of diners. Mother’s
Palacsintak, sweet Palacsintak,
Debreceni pork sausage and the
various tokanys are the most no-
table of the authentic specialties.
The Mandarin (Ghirardelli
Square, 673-8812) is an exqui-
site culinary temple reflecting
owner Cecilia Chiang’s Northern
Chinese upbringing and elegant
taste. Magnificent Oriental an-
tiques and contemporary accou-
trements divide the large space
so that both a sense of opulence
and of privacy is maintained
throughout. The stunningly pre-
sented food is a feast for the eye
as well as for the palate and
there are smoked tea duck and
minced squab to savor. Tele-
phone Madame Chiang in ad-
vance, tell her what you want to
spend and let her plan your
meal. You won’t forget it!
The newly-opened Szechwan
(2209 Polk, 474-8282) is fittingly
ensconced in the spot where The
Mandarin first opened its doors.
Portions ire small and the nicely
appointe | restaurant is still a bit
uneven, but there’s nothing
wrong with the Smoked Tea
Duck, Ta-Chien Chicken, Shred-
ded Beef, Dry Sauteed and the
other, typical Szechwan dishes.
They’re fit for Buddha.
North China (23/5 Van Ness,
673-8201) has recently left its
spartan surroundings in the pro-
tective bosom of Chinatown for
these sprightly new digs. The
Szechwan dishes could be
spicier, but, for the most part,
their high standards are being
maintained. A regal banquet, at
$12 per person, will be pre-
pared for eight or more with
one day’s notice.
When it becomes impossible
to resist Chinatown’s heady
smells, you might just as well
stop at Sun Hung Heung (744
Washington, 982-2319), a
friendly, family-oriented estab-
lishment which, as Chinese long-
life noodles, has had a long and
happy life serving Cantonese and
Pekinese dishes.
Yank Sing (671 Broadway,
781-1111), Tang Fong (808 Pa-
cific, 362-7115) and Asia Gar-
den (772 Pacific, 398-5112) are
popular spots for Dim Sum, the
Chinese tea lunch. These steamed
and fried doughs are like geodes
and hide myriad succulent fill-
ings in their interiors. Trays of
these “little jewels” are brought
around and you need only point
to the ones that look inviting. At
the end of the meal, the bill is
determined by the number of
dishes piled up in front of you.
Dining at Akasaka (466 Bush,
981-0780) will not appeal to
everyone because, while the res-
taurant welcomes Western
guests, it makes no attempt to
cater to their palates. However,
the pristine purity of the excel-
lent ingredients and the aesthetic
integrity and grace with which
they are presented will make the
Kaiseki (delicate portions of
many items) memorable for
anyone seeking an authentic Jap-
anese meal.
Most “South of the Border”
restaurants are found South of
Market in their own ethnic
neighborhood where formica
tops, jukeboxes and plastic flow-
ers are de rigueur and where the
frijoles are black and wicked
and the tortillas patted by hand.
El Zarape Room (3349 23rd St.,
282-1168), Pabellon Espanol
(Peruvian, 3115 22nd St., 285-
0690), Roosevelt Tamale Parlor
(2817 24th St., 648-9899) and
Guadalajara de Noche (289/
24th St., 647-9875) are the real
McCoys. Gringos may be satis-
fied with the spiffier, less honest
El Sombrero (5800 Geary, 221-
2382 and The Cannery, 474-
6314).
When lunch is only the chance
to catch one’s breath in pleasant
surroundings after a hectic
morning downtown, then Plum’s
(Liberty House, Stockton and
O'Farrell, .772-2242), Mama's
(Macy’s, Stockton and O’Farrell,
391-3790) and Salmagundi’s
(442 Geary, 441-0894) will suf-
fice.
But, when lunch itself is the
raison d’étre, go uptown to Chez
Jon (3673 Sacramento, 922-
1211). This charming country-
style restaurant has faith in San
Francisco’s weather and _ pro-
vides its chi-chi clientele with a
garden patio (that must be re-
served) for dining al fresco, and
wonderful French food.
Luckily there are several
places on Union Street, the
glossy ‘“‘must” strip fancied by
the chic hip for its boutiques and
antiques, where one can get a
satisfying snack. In addition to
a standard menu, Sonoma
French Bakery & Coffee Depot
(1715 Union, 441-0277) and The
Coffee Cantata (2030 Union,
931-0770) offer a selection of
pastries that are as subtle and
unassuming as mounds of choc-
olate and finely-piped butter-
cream usually are. Their coffees
are laced with liqueur and float
under clouds of whipped cream.
Perry’s (1944 Union, 922-9022)
is the perfect place for those
having hamburger withdrawal.
Afficionados can relax; the ham-
burgers are fat. The Wine and
Cheese Center (2//1 Union,
563-3606) serves cheese and all
the good things made and eaten
with it. There’s always a tasting
of the lesser known California
wines. You'll see why they’re
hoarded in the West.
The lush garden setting and
handsome contemporary furnish-
ings are so cleverly designed at
MacArthur Park (607 Front,
398-5700) that it seems a shame
not to experience this sylvan
glen, even if the food is not par-
ticularly exciting. The stakes and
steaks will be lower at lunch or
after dinner and Judy’s Mud Pie
will impassion even the most
complacent chocolate freak.
There aren’t too many tourist
attractions in China Basin where
Blanche’s (998 4th St., 397-4191)
is located, but it’s worth the short
cab ride from downtown. One
look at the woebegone shack,
where all the beautiful people
and literatti hang out, and you
Trauma has
of events set
Trauma specialists—by glancing
at pages 60 through 62 in the
official program — will discover
that 41.25 hours of programs
have been scheduled between
Monday morning and Friday
noon. Those who brought their
pocket calculators can quickly
compute that in that time span,
taking time off for lunch, there
are only 33.5 hours.
The solution is simple: select
something from column A, des-
ert from column B, and punt.
Monday am is open, but in the
afternoon you can select from a
panel discussion, Ambulatory
Treatment of Lower Extremity
Fracture—Fracture bracing, or
attend the Trauma Forum ses-
sion; both have 1:30 starts.
Tuesday begins at 8:30, with
Postgraduate course No. 5—
Manipulative Skills in the Care
of the Injured. In the pm you
can choose from three offerings,
each wwith a 1:30 starting time:
the Scudder Oration on Trauma
(see page 7, this issue) or two
post - graduate courses, Flexor
Tendon Injuries and Destructive
Joint Disease of the Hand, or
Management of Facial Injury.
An hour later, a symposium,
Sepsis: The Hidden Killer of the
Trauma Patient, begins.
Wednesday is another day of
decision. In the morning, a panel
discussion, Surgical Intensive
Care, competes with a sympo-
sium on Fractures About the
Shoulder. If neither turns you
on, the postgraduate course,
Manipulative Skills in the Care
of the Injured, is continued from
Tuesday. In the afternoon, two
more postgraduate courses,
Flexor Tendon Injuries and De-
structive Joint Disease of the
Hand and The Management of
Facial Injury continue, having
commenced the day before. Also
starting at 1:30 is a six-film mo-
tion picture exhibition.
On Thursday, the pace slows
down. In the morning, postgrad-
uate course No. 5, Manipulative
Skills . . ., continues, and Thurs-
day has but one panel discussion,
Allocating Responsibility in the
Emergency Room (see page 2).
Friday morning, only the final
session on PGC No. 5 is sched-
uled.
Any free time, before Thurs-
day at 5, you can stop by the
exhibit area in Brooks Hall. The
ACS Committee on Trauma has
a booth, as do more than half a
dozen individuals or institutions,
all based on the same theme, a
six-letter word beginning with T.
Oh, there is one solution to
the scheduling dilemma. All of
the postgraduate courses, all
panel discussions, and all sym-
posia will be faithfully recorded
by ACS/Clinitapes; the perfect
answers to a too-short week, (see
page 2).
may wish you'd kept your cab.
It’s worth it, however, to meet
Blanche, who presides with care
and concern and never forgets a
face nor the name of a friend of
a friend. The decor is pure funk
and the food pure simplicity
(variations on moist, perfectly
poached shrimp). You can sit
outside when it’s nice and watch
a houseboat anchored nearby; its
laundry blowing in the wind.
SESAP II Syllabus
hours & hours valuable reference tool
The International Academy of
Proctology calls it ‘a well-re-
searched, highly authoritative
and unique aid to continuing ed-
ucation that represents the latest
developments in clinical surgery
during the past ten years”.
Dr. Lois DeBakey, professor
of scientific communication at
Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, calls it “one of the
finest works of its kind I have
ever seen — superbly illustrated,
beautifully arranged, a book de-
serving high praise”.
James V. Maloney, Jr., MD,
FACS, chairman of the ACS
Committee on Continuing Ed-
ucation, calls it “a masterpiece”.
“Tt” is the SESAP II Syllabus,
the companion volume to the
second Surgical Education and
Self-Assessment Program of the
American College of Surgeons.
More than three years in prep-
aration, the book concisely cov-
ers in 503 pages the current state
of surgical science and practice
in the following nine areas: Car-
diovascular/respiratory; muscu-
loskeletal/neurosurgery; skin/
breast / burns; gastrointestinal:
genitourinary /gynecology; endo-
crine/metabolism/shock; head,
neck, ENT, ophthalmology; can-
cer; and trauma. The discussion
of these areas is presented in the
form of a succinct critique of
each of the 750 items compris-
ing the College’s self-assessment
program and reprinted in the
Syllabus. The critique considers
each of the possible answers to
the item, examines their validity,
and then proposes the correct
answer together with a careful
analysis of the choice.
But the Syllabus goes farther
than that in enabling the reader
to assess his or her knowledge
about the state of today’s clin-
ical surgery. Reprinted in the
book are also the answer sheets
from the assessment program.
These sheets offer the reader the
choice to turn them first, be-
fore he studies the critique, and
thereby determine whether his
answer corresponds to the an-
swer preferred by the critique.
As a completely self-contained
self-assessment program, the Syl-
labus is unique. Its long-range
value, however, lies in its impor-
tance as an effective tool for the
surgeon’s continuing education.
This feature is enhanced by the
references appended to each cri-
tique. Care was taken by the 70
nationally recognized experts in
surgical education and practice,
and tests and measurements,
who composed the Syllabus to
select only those articles from
the literature that truly represent
the most advanced knowledge
about the subject under discus-
sion. Reprints of the references
can be ordered at a nominal cost
by means of order forms accom-
panying the volume.
A 25-page comprehensive sub-
ject index will lead the reader to
those items and critiques in
which he may be particularly in-
terested. Representatives of sur-
gical specialties will find the In-
dex helpful as a guide to their
field of knowledge. Surgeons
with a special interest in cancer
and trauma will find a list of
items and critiques dealing with
these subjects.
The Syllabus is arranged in
such a way that the reader can
find his way with ease from item
to critique, or from item to an-
swer sheet to critique. Thumb
tabs and running heads facilitate
the locating of the various chap-
ters and sections into which the
book is divided. Four-color and
black-and-white illustrations, and
charts, graphs, and tables sup-
port the textual material.
The Syllabus is a companion
piece to SESAP II. Enrollment
in the second Surgical Education
and Self-Assessment Program is
a prerequisite for obtaining a
copy of the Syllabus. The cost of
this substantial book is included
in the enrollment fee. Sample
copies of the Syllabus are on
display, and a Prospectus listing
the fees and requirements for
enrollment is available at the
SESAP II exhibit, Booth 8a,
Brooks Hall, Civic Auditorium.
The Prospectus may also be ob-
tained by writing to: SESAP II;
c/o American College of Sur-
geons; 55 East Erie Street; Chi-
cago, Illinois, 60611.
OR air not major
source of infection
The patient himself rather than
the surgical amphitheater or the
environmental air is the most
common source of infection in
surgery, according to a scien-
tific exhibit (S-1130) which
opens Monday morning — in
Brooks Hall.
Christopher T. Drake, MD,
FACS, chairman of the Depart-
ment of Surgery, Illinois Ma-
sonic Medical Center, Chicago,
Illinois, took the opportunity of-
fered by construction of a new
surgical unit, with new features
intended to limit the spread of
microorganisms, to compare
sources of infection, with the
old physical plant serving as a
control.
Patients, surgical staff, other
personnel, air in the operating
room and patients’ rooms, walls,
and floors, linens, dressings, and
equipment were all monitored
to determine the origin and
spread of organisms causing
surgical infection,
The microbes harbored by
the patient himself on the skin,
in the gastrointestinal tract, and
in the genito and urinary tracts
were the most common sources
of infection, the study found.
The second most common
sources were the surgical per-
sonnel, recovery room, and
floor personnel.
Environmental air, although
often laden with pathogenic bac-
teria, does not frequently be-
come a source of surgical infec-
tions.
“Elaborate traffic control and
air maintenance systems such as
those employed in our new sur-
gical facility are not likely to
effect a significant reduction in
surgical infecton,” said Dr.
Drake.
PAGE 8
ACS CLINICAL CONGRESS NEWS
Two general
panels Monday
Two panel discussions — that
should be of interest to all sur-
geons will be presented Mon-
day.
The Influence of the Man-
power Study (the Study on Sur-
gical Services for the United
States) on Graduate Education
in Surgery will be examined dur-
ing the Symposium on Graduate
Education starting at 10:15
Monday morning in War Memo-
rial Auditorium I.
G. Tom Shires, MD, FACS,
will moderate and the partic-
ipants (all MD, FACS) are:
Robert Zeppa, William P. Long-
mire, Jr., W. Dean Warren, Tom
E. Nesbitt, and George D. Zui-
dema. A listing of the individual
topics each panelist will discuss
can be found on page 20 in the
official Congress program.
At 3:30 Monday afternoon,
in Larkin Hall of the Civic Au-
ditorium, Surgical Device Reg-
ulation and the Practicing Sur-
geon, moderated by Vallee L.
Willman, MD, FACS, will fea-
ture discussions on_ legislation
and classification (by John J.
Collin, Jr.); how standards are
developed (Victor H. Frankel,
MD, FACS); and how stan-
dards and legislation affect prac-
tice (Ralph A. Deterling, Jr.,
MD, FACS).
Please note
late changes
in program
A few last minute alterations to
the official program should be
recorded, and a word of cau-
tion in handling it should be
followed.
First, the changes.
For the Gynecology and Ob-
stetrics Panel, “Bowel Problems
Related to Gynecology”, Tues-
day, 1:30 pm, George D. Wil-
banks will not be able to attend
nor therefore participate.
Duncan E. Govan, MD,
FRCS(C), FACS, Stanford,
Calif. will substitute as modera-
tor for the TV program ‘“Micro-
scopic Technique for Vasovasos-
tomy” on Wednesday at 1:30,
replacing William R. Smart, who
is ill.
Robert J. Freeark, MD,
FACS, Maywood, Ill. will re-
place William F. McManus for
the third session of PGC #5 for
the topic, “Peritoneal Lavage
and Spenic Injury”.
For PGC #3, Monday ses-
sion, John M. Howard, MD,
FACS, Toledo, will replace C.
Richard Lillehei in discussing,
“The Physiologic Effects of To-
tal Pancreatectomy”.
Now, the precaution.
Following a successful trial at
the 1975 ACS Spring Meeting,
rather than print special book-
lets containing blank pages for
attendants at any session to use
for directing questions to a pan-
elist, we inserted, in the back of
the official program, a number
of pages for this purpose. Un-
fortunately, the perforations
were placed too close to the
spine of the book. The pages,
are, however, perforated, and
can be removed from the book,
but it will have to be done
slowly.
Make appointment
to watch birdie’
The official Clinical Congress
photographer for color portraits
of Initiates and Fellows in Col-
lege robes, Cristoff Studios, has
set up a special studio in Brooks
Hall (basement floor, directly
opposite the elevators) and a
service booth in the exhibit area.
Appointments may be made in
either location Sunday through
Friday between 9:00 am and
5:00 pm.
Correct time
for symposium
Ophthalmologists who received
the abbreviated program mailed
prior to the Clinical Congress
may notice a conflict between it
and the 240-page program con-
cerning the starting time of the
symposium: Phacoemulsification
and Alternative Procedures.
In the abbreviated program
the symposium is scheduled for
1:30 to 4:30 pm, Thursday, Oc-
tober 16. The correct time for
this symposium is as listed in the
larger program: 9:00 am to 12
noon, on Thursday.
It is requested that smoking be
limited to hallways and areas
adjacent to scientific meeting
rooms (where not prohibited
by fire department
regula-
tions) and that no smoking
occur in the meeting rooms
before or during a presenta-
tion.
Exhibits ixnay for
those under 16
For insurance and other equally
valid reasons, children under 16
will not be admitted to the sci-
entific or industrial exhibits in
Brooks Hall.
Wives and children over 16,
medical students, nurses, and al-
lied health personnel (who, be-
cause of space limitations, are
not eligible to attend any of the
scientific sessions) may tour the
exhibit areas without charge, but
to do so must register and receive
a name badge for admittance.
Women who register at the
Fairmont may use the badge they
receive there to gain admittance;
all other persons registered for
the Congress can gain admit-
tance by showing their official
badge.
The exhibits are open Monday
through Thursday, from 8:00 am
until 4:30 pm. (see shuttle buses,
page 4)
Note scientific
exhibit changes
Since the program went to press,
the following changes have oc-
curred in the Scientific Exhibit
listings.
The American College of Sur-
geons Motion Picture Library is
in Booth 8-833.
The exhibit originally sched-
uled for S-925 (A Radio Immu-
noassay for Prostatic Acid
Phosphatase) has been with-
drawn.
The exhibit in S-1034 (High
and Low Velocity Gunshot
Wounds—Ballistics and Surgical
Therapy) has traded places with
$-1145 (Use of Peritoneal Lav-
age as a Diagnostic Tool).
Skin Lesions: A Practical Ap-
proach, formerly in S-833, is
now in §-1137 and, Obesity Can
Kill: Gastric Bypass 1975, which
was in S-1137 is now in S-833.
36 motion
pictures set
for Monday
The motion picture exhibition
segment of the Clinical Con-
gress gets off to a good start
Monday with five different pre-
sentations scheduled.
The exhibitions, and the page
in the official program contain-
ing the complete listing of films
and authors, include a ten-film
Cardiovascular Surgery program
(page 108) starting at 9:00 am
in the Hilton, Imperial Ball-
room; a three-film presentation
on Neurological Surgery (page
109) that starts at 1:00 pm in
the Peacock Room of the Mark
Hopkins Hotel; and an eight-
film General Surgery presenta-
tion (page //0) that will start
rolling at 1:30 pm in the Main
Arena of the Civic Auditorium.
Also, starting at 1:30 in Ball-
room IV of the Hilton, is an
eight-film presentation on Plas-
tic Surgery (page /11). Mon-
day’s last show, the Clinical
Workshop Through Films (page
7/2), contains seven films and
starts at 7:30 pm in the St. Fran-
cis Ballroom.
New industrial
exhibitors here
Since mid-August, when the
printer said, “No more” to
changes in the official Congress
program, a number of industrial
exhibitors have cancelled their
spaces in Brooks Hall and _ the
same number of exhibitors from
the waiting list moved up.
Those who bowed out are:
Acme Cotton Products, Inc.,
Amersham/Searle Corporation;
Brookline Instrument Company;
and Comfort Care Products, Inc.
The replacements are:
Educational Reviews, Inc.
(Post Office Box 582, Leeds,
Alabama 35094) in Booth
#1102;
Kimray Medical Associates
(53 N.W. 42nd Street, Okla-
homa City, Oklahoma 73118) in
Booth #551;
Organon, Inc. (375 Mt. Pleas-
ant Avenue, West Orange, New
Jersey 07052) in Booth #253;
and
San Francisco Medical Instru-
‘ments (75/7 Bryant Street, San
Francisco, California 94107) in
Booth #655.
Ticket necessary
for PG courses
Admission to any of the 18
postgraduate courses is by ticket
only. With two exceptions, tick-
ets may be purchased at special
desks in Brooks Hall until the
course begins.
The exceptions are courses 12
(Colon and Rectal Surgery)
and 18 (Peripheral Vascular
Disease); both of these were
sold out during advance regis-
tration which ended early last
month. In addition, courses 14
(Otolaryngology) and 16 (Up-
dating Surgical Endocrinology)
are nearly sold out.
A ticket for any course may
be exchanged until one-half hour
before the course begins.
Meetings and reunions
NOTICE: a number of medical school alumni associations and surgi-
cal societies will have information booths, open usually the day of
the event, in an area adjacent to the registration area in Brooks Hall.
If your group is not listed below, please check that area.
SUNDAY
Surgical Biology Club
8:30 am—4:00 pm
Meeting & luncheon
Fairmont, Garden Room
6:30—10:00 pm
Reception & dinner
Fairmont, Crystal Room
Surgical Biology Club Il
8:30 am—5:00 pm
Meeting, breakfast, luncheon
Fairmont, Fountain Room
Surgical Biology Club Ill
9:00 am—4:30 pm
Meeting & luncheon
St. Francis, Olympic N & S$
6:30—10:00 pm
Reception & dinner
St. Francis, Georgian Room
Society of Brigham Surgical Alumni
5:30—7:30 pm
Cocktail party
Fairmont, Pavilion Room
Shumacker Surgical Society/
Indiana University Surgical Alumni
6:30—10:00 pm
Reception & dinner
Fairmont, Fountain Room
MONDAY
U.S. Army Medical Department
Cocktail party for
surgeons, former residents
6:30 pm
Marine Memorial Club
609 Sutter Street
(Contact Dept. of Surgery,
Letterman AMC for res.)
American Burn Association
Board of Trustees
11:30 am—3:00 pm
Luncheon
Fairmont, Vanderbilt Room
Case Western Reserve University
Medical Alumni Assoc.
5:30—7:30 pm
Cocktail party
Fairmont, Crystal Room
Cleveland Clinic Alumni
6:00—8:00 pm
Cocktail party
St. Francis, Elizabethan A
Warren H. Cole Society
6:30 pm
Reception & dinner
Alexis Restaurant
California & Mason
(For late reservations,
contact Dr. 0. Jonasson
at Sir Francis Drake)
Oscar Creech Surgical Society
5:30—7:30 pm
Cocktail party
Fairmont, Cirque Room
Creighton University Surgical Society
7:00—10:00 pm
Reception & dinner
Hilton, California Room
Cuban Society of Surgery
12 noon—3:00 pm
Annual meeting & luncheon
Hilton, Walnut Suite
Hanlon Surgical Society
7:30—11:30 pm
Reception & dinner
Fairmont, Fountain Room
J. William Hinton Club
6:00—7:30 pm
Cocktail party for former
residents, staff associates,
and friends of Dr. Hinton
Fairmont, Empire Room
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
6:30—8:00 pm
Reception
Fairmont, French Room
Society of Loma Linda University
Surgeons
7:00 pm
Dinner
Hyatt Regency Hotel
+:5 Embarcadero Center
Glenn Morrow Society
6:30—9:00 pm
Reception & dinner
(members & alumni)
Fairmont, Terrace Room
New York University Medical Center
Department of Surgery
6:00—8:30 pm
Reception
Fairmont, Gold Room
John Paul North Surgical Society
7:00—10:00 pm
Reception & dinner
Iron Horse Restaurant
19 Maiden Lane
(Contact Dr. W. Leebron,
Hyatt/Union Sq. for
late reservations)
Society of Philippine Surgeons
in America
5:30—8:30 pm
Meeting & cocktails
Fairmont, Green Room
Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital
(See Rush Medical College)
Roosevelt Surgical Service
6:00—8:30 pm
Cocktail party
Bohemian Club
(Contact Dr. W. A. Wichern, Jr.
at Fairmont for details)
Rush Medical College/
Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital
12:30—2:00 pm
Luncheon meeting
Fairmont, Fountain Room
Tufts University School of Medicine
5:30—7:00 pm
Dean's reception
St. Francis, Elizabethan B & C
Association of VA Surgeons
3:00—5:00 pm
Business meeting
Hilton, California Room
6:30
Dinner meeting
Empress of China Restaurant
838 Grant Avenue
St. Vincent's Hospital and
Medical Center of New York
6:00—8:00 pm
Cocktail party
St. Francis, Kent Room
TUESDAY
MORNING
Indiana Chapter, ACS
7:00—9:00 am
Breakfast meeting
St. Francis, Olympic N & S
International Society of Surgery
U.S. Chapter
7:00—8:00 am
Breakfast
Fairmont, Fountain Room
Live Music
Archive
Librivox
Free Audio
Metropolitan Museum
Cleveland
Museum of Art
Internet
Arcade
Console Living Room
Open Library
American
Libraries
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